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Historical Event on 2/24/1948

The State of Junagarh, whose accession to India was protested by Pakistan in the UN Security Council, voted in favour of India in a popular referendum held on 20 February.

Other Historical Dates and Events
4/2/1679Aurangzeb reimposed Jizya Tax to finance the spread of Islam on the Hindus.This Jeziya tax was abolished by Akbar.
12/28/1971Nanak Singh, famous novelist and poet, died at Preet Nagar.
1/2/1943Vir Bhai Kotwal sacrificed his life.
12/22/1877Shreenivas Ramanujam, famous Indian mathematician, was born.
1/16/1999Ritwick Bhattacharya (Delhi) and Mekhala Subedar (Maharashtra) won the men's and women's titles in the National squash championship in Calcutta.
12/1/1994Assembly elections in Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.
10/25/2000The BJP Legislature Party in UP elects Rajnath Singh its leader.
5/8/1996Poll counting begins.
2/22/1944Kasturba Gandhi passed away in British imprisonment in Aga Khan Palace at Pune.
12/14/1952Roshan Harshadlal ""Deepak"" Shodhan scored 110 in his Test Cricket debut vs Pakistan in Calcutta.